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i m an w as ab le to g ra s p som e con- o f o u r fav o red lo catio n Is ! th e one recen tly b o u g h t by e a ste rn ' c a p ita lists, to be m ad e Into a rest donee p a rk , fo r th em selv es T h is is n o t w ritte n a t th e In sti- , g allo n of an y real e s ta te m an or because th e w rite r h as p ro p e rty to sell for h e h a s n 't, b u t o u t of a th o r ough a p p re c ia tio n of th e good th in g s we possess. It so m etim es ta k e s th e w ord an d a ttitu d e of a s tra n g e r and v isito r to w ake us u p to a sense of o u r re a l possessions. G resham O utlook i cep tio n T W IC E A W E E K P u b lish ed every T u esd ay aud F rid ay a t G resh am , O regon. II A I. KT. CLAIR, E d it o r and l'u b l’r It LYMAN, B u sin ess M anager Our Sul>M-rl|>tloii Kale» One year, $1.50; six m onths, 75«; th re e m o n th 's trial subscription, 50c. A dvertising. R a t e s reason able. Our rep re In q u irie s sin ce J a n u a r y 1st a t th e sen ta tiv e w ill call office o f th e P o rtla n d C om m ercial clu b h av e reach ed a to ta l of 30,- P h on e 701. Develope Oregon T h e m u ltip licity an d d iv e rsity of p ro d u cts m ad e in O regon a re n o t as well know n to th e a v e ra g e re s id e n t, or b u sin ess m an, fo r th a t m a tte r, as t h e / sn o u ld be. H ere in O regon we m a n u fa c tu re p e rh a p s n in e ty per cen t o f th e av e ra g e re q u ire m e n ts of o u r citizen s, bu t co m p arativ ely few realize th e fact " m a d e in O reg o n " sh o u ld be th e slo g an of every c iti zen. E very d o lla r sp e n t fo r hom e goods re m a in s a t hom e, and th e sp e n d e r g ets hack a t least a p o rtio n of h is m oney in one way o r a n o th e r ev ery tim e h e buys a "M ad e in O re g o n " p ro d u ct. O regon is d e stin e d to be o ne of th e g re a t m a n u fa c tu rin g s ta te s in th e U nion, b u t th e tim e it w ill re q u ire fo r h e r to be in th e fo rem o st ra n k of m a n u fa c tu rin g s ta te s w ould g re a tly he sh o rte n e d if o u r people w ould m ak e it a p o rt'o n of th e ir d aily d u tie s firs t to in q u ire if th e g o ods th ey a re b u y in g a re "M ade in O reg o n ." •T h e L inotype 000. T h ese le tte r s have com e from Way Is th e Way all p a rts of th e w orld even from re m ote p ro v in ces of A sia an d re fe r to th a t W ins." alm o st every co n ceiv ab le In d u stry E n te re d as seco n d -class m a tte r M an li 3, 1911, at th e post office a t E ach le tte h a s been an sw ered and G re sh a m . O regon, u n d e r th e a c t of m any re fe rre d to C o m m ercial clu b s and b o ard s of tr a d e in p a rtic u la r M arch 3. 1 8 7 !' lo calities w hich a re know n to be W H AT W E POSSESS. fav o rab le fo r th a t p a rtic u la r in d u s try . C. C. C h ap m an , m a n a g e r, a t It so u n d s good to h e a r a m an trib u te s th e g re a t m o v em en t of em i S tr u g g lin g F a cto r ie s. say, " O u rs is a good to w n .” It g ra n ts to w a rd O regon to th e ex We h av e fac to rie s in th is s ta te so u n d s b e tte r to h e a r every tuan, trem e c a re ta k e n an d th e specific w hich today a re s tru g g lin g fo r ex w om an an d ch ild say It, an d It in fo rm a tio n given in an sw e rin g th ese isten ce, and w hich w ould be ru n n in g in q u iries. so u n d s still b e tte r a n d fills o u r a lo n g sm o o th ly , em p lo y in g m any h e a rts w ith p rid e to h e a r s tra n g e rs m o re men an d w om en if each m an, T he re a p p o rtlo n m e n t bill based on and v isito rs, w ho com e am ong us, w om an an d ch ild in th e s ta te w ould 1910 c en su s h a s been p assed by a fte r lo o k in g us o v er, say , "W ell, in sist on h av in g th e hom e p ro d u ct. th e U nited S ta te s se n ate. Hy th is you hav e got a fin e to w n , an d a It Is n o t ask ed th a t o u r people buy bill O regon g ets a new co n g ressm an fin e c o u n try .” "M ade in O reg o n " goods In p re fe r T h e law will becom e effectiv e M arch it is re m a rk a b le how m any tr a v en ce to goods m ade e lsew h ere, u n 4 th , 1913. T h e re w ill th e n be 433 e le rs ex p ress u n b o u n d ed s a tis fa c less th e hom e p ro d u c t is e q u a l in m em b ers In th e low er h o u se of c o n tio n w ith o u r lo catio n , c lim a te and q u a lity , a p p e a ra n c e and p rice to th e g ress, In stead o f 391, th e p re se n t prospects. sam e goods elsew h ere. B ut even n u m b er. Ney Y ork w ill h av e an A w ell-to-do m e rc h a n t — fa rm e r th e c asu al In v estig atio n of o u r c iti in crease of six m em b ers. P e n n sy l from Iow a recen tly stro lle d Into one zens w ill show th a t o u r m a n u fa c to r vania 4, C a lifo rn ia 3, O k lah o m a 3, of o u r sto res. He h as tra v e le d ex ies In m ost lin es a re tu rn in g out Illin o is 2, M a s sach u setts 2, New J e r ten siv ely an d w as In P o rtla n d at. goods to d ay th e eq u al of any in th e sey 2, T ex as 2, W a sh in g to n 2, A la som eon e said h e o u g h t to see co u n try . an d th e M a n u fa c tu re rs' bam a 1, C o lo rad o 1, F lo rid a 1, G eor G resh am . Ko he cam e. H e seem ed asso ciatio n only ask s th a t w hen such gia 1, Id a h o 1, L o u isia n a 1, M ichi to be so m ew h at d is a p p o in ted . He gan 1. M inn eso ta 1, M o n tan a 1. goods a re o ffered th a t th ey be given said he w an ted to see th e co u n try as th e p referen ce. , N o rth D a k o ta 1, U tah 1, W est V ir it Is. T h is p a rtic u la r m e rc h a n t took T h e su p p o rt of h om e In d u stry is g in ia 1, O regon 1. him in h is a u to uud show ed him th e d u ty o f every citizen . We live a ro u n d . T ook him o u t in to th e field s by th e in te rc h a n g e of tra d e . T h ere A u th o ritie s on th e m a n u fa c tu re of of buy and g ra in show ed him th e is sm all need Indeed fo r th e people fu r n itu r e a s s e rt th a t G ran d R ap id s g a rd e n s , th e fr u it, th e liv esto ck and o f O regon to go o u tsid e th e ir s ta te th e scen ery . T h e m an w as filled alo n e sen d s $5,0041,000.00 w o rth of fo r th e every day re q u ire m e n ts of w ith w onder and p ra ise an d w ent • f u r n itu r e to th e P acific c o ast every life, and if th e O regon people w ould aw ay th a n k in g th e m erch an t aud year, an d y et we have in O regon a : In sist on “ M ade in O reg o n " goods say in g th a t In all h is tra v e ls, over n u m b er of fac to rie s w hich a re m a n u being sold th em , re ta il d e a le rs e v e ry highest th e 1 tilted S ta te s h e had not seen fa c tu rin g fu r n itu r e o f th e w here w ould keep up th e ir sto ck to S in y th ln g th a t 'tn p re sse d him so fav g rad e at p rices th a t u re so low, o r J m eet th e d em a n d s of th e ir rtu d e . low er, th a n th o se d em an d e d by th e o rab ly . N eed P ay R olls. A lady in C a lifo rn ia w ho re a d s G rand R ap id s m a n u fa c tu re rs . O re C ities and s ta te s a re b u ilt up by th e O u tlo o k w rite s th a t Ju d g in g gon h as m any h a rd w o o d s c a p a b le of th e pay ro lls w ith in th e sta te . P ro p being m ade Into good fu r n itu r e and from w h at sh e re a d s th is m ust be e rty v alu es a re k e p t u p by th e pay a very p ro sp e ro u s an d in v itin g co u n P o rtlan d h a s a h ard w o o d m ill w hich • ro lls o f th e facto ries. F a rm v alu es is d re ssin g S ib erian o ak , F iji m a h o g try an d th a t If sh e w as y o u n g er and a re kept up by th e d e m a n d s for could m ake In v e stm e n ts sh e would any an d o th e r w oods w hich a re b e farm p ro d u c ts from th e cities, th e ing m a n u fa c tu re d by O regon f u r n i he Inclined to com e to G resh am . m a n u fa c tu rin g c e n te rs. T he w hole A g e n tle m a n In Illin o is, w ho has tu r e fa c to rie s in to fu r n itu r e of th e p ro b lem is one w hich even casu ally traveled, ex ten siv ely , an d h as been highest g rad e. If th e people o f th is stu d ie d w ill prove to an y citizen and to G resh am , w rites th a t he w ishes s ta te w ould in sist on h av in g "M ade to every m an, w om an and child he h ad m ade In v estm en ts h e re a in O reg o n " fu r n itu r e th is one Indus- 1 w ith in tlie s ta te th a t his su p p o rt of try alo n e w ould keep h u n d re d s of few y e a rs ago. goods m eans th o u s a n d s of d o lla rs w ith in th e s ta te "M ad e in O reg o n ” A cold, tacit b u sin ess m an wus be th a t his ow n p ro sp erity w ill be th o u s a n d s of d o lla rs w ith in th e s ta te ing ta k e n a ro u n d In an a u to by a g re a te r. It is a “ w heel w ith in a G resham citizen not long ago. Hu w hich now goes to E a s te rn fu r n itu r e w h eel” p ro p o sitio n . In sist on "M ade m a n u fa c tu re rs every y ear. T h is is w as sho w n th e to w n , au d field s su r- in O regon goods. ro u n d liig , hut said not a w ord of Just one ex am p le of w h at th e "M ade T he fac to rie s a re th e life of o u r In O re g o n ” m ovem ent w ill d o fo r p raise In c id e n ta lly lie show ed he cities. T h e m o re fa c to rie s we have, th e ro a re m any w as th in k in g of o th e r places. F I iih I th is stu te , an d th e m o re peo p le a re em ployed, an d o th ers. ly he w as ta k e n up to w a rd s C o tto n 's g re a te r becom es th e p ro sp e rity not M ountain View F a rm and acro ss only o f tlie c ities, hut of th e ru r a l T he local m e rc h a n ts a re b uying past N o rm an S m ith 's unit F red d is tric ts , fo r th e fa cto ry su p p o rte d F ie ld h o u se 's places w h ere lie got a m ore an d m o re of "M ad e In O re m ust d ep en d upon th e a g ric u ltu ra l broad view o ' th e b e a u tifu l Pow ell g o n ” goods, an d th e y w ill buy m ore d is tric ts fo r th e ir food su p p lies, nnd Valley w ith G resh am n e stlin g ut Its as tim e goes on if th e co n su m e r will larg ely fo r th e ir raw p ro d u cts. T he h e a rt and Mt Hood In th e d istan ce, ask to be show n h om e m a n u fa c tu re d hom e m a n u fa c tu re rs d epend upon If th e h om e m a n u fa c tu r lie rose up In th e a u to , beheld th e p ro d u c ts th e people an d th e p eople depend ed p ro d u ct is ns good as th e E a s t le .iu ty an d w ealth of th e scene uud upon th e hom e m a n u fa c tu re rs. th e c o n su m er poured out a to r re n t o f p raise th a t ern p ro d u ct, th e n T he c o n siste n t su p p o rt o f hom e It is sounded good to Ills esco rt. He should buy th e h om e goods in d u sl rise anil th e p e rsiste n t d em and said lie had recen tly visited K p o k a tie not ask ed by th e m a n u fa c tu re rs of fo r “ Made in O reg o n " goods m ean s and s u rro u n d in g c o u n try and th o u g l t O regon th a t th e O regon people buy In creased pay ro lls w hich in tu rn it th e finest c o u n try he had ev er "M ade in O reg o n " goods u n less th e will be to tlie a d v a n ta g e o f th e fa r m seen hut said th a t th is locality "h a d price an d q u a lity of th hom e goods e r and all o th e r p ro d u cers of tlie a re e q u a l to E a ste rn m ad e goods them b e a t." n ecessities o f life. T h e view point from w hich th is N o thing fa ire r could be ask ed J. <’. CONtilMM. WE ARE MOVED to O u r New Q y a rte rs in the D ow sett-P aten eau d e Building a n d fixing up. W e th in k we have a nice store Watch for Announcement of our Opening W E C A N S U P P L Y all your w ants in H A RD W A RE Sterling & Johnston A d jo in in g A n ch o lr S to re. Dry G oods a n d G ro ceries G resh am . Main S tre e t, T he follo w in g tr ib u te to Jo h n C ongdon, w ho died at B ra in a rd . M inn., last M onday, w as w rilte n by C. D. Jo h n so n an d w as h anded us by W ill C ongdon. b ro th e r of tlie deceased. T h e re a re only a few in th is lo cality w ho knew him , b u t th e follow ing w o rd s p re se n t a stro n g an d lovable c h a ra c te r w ho did good to his fellow m en. d eed ; w ith a h e a rt th a t b eat in sy m p ath y w ith every to u ch of so r row . H e w as fearless, th e r e w as no h e s ita tin g o r h a ltin g in th e ex p re s sion of h is o p in io n on any q u estio n ; we d iffe re d w ith him on m any, but be w as n ev er vexed o r a n g ry . He, accorded every m an h is r ig h t to an opinion, and w as not b ack w ard in m a in ta in in g b is views. H is m tivoes w ere p u re an d h o n est, a n d I liked to a p p la u d th e m otive an d good in te n tio n s of a m an, r a th e r th a n look w ith a d m ira tio n upon his to w erin g a b ility . In m any a hom e Jo h n Cong- don w as " T h e rain b o w to th e sto rm s of life, T he ev en in g beam th a t sm iles th e clo u d s a w a y .” B ut be h a s em b a rk e d on th a t sea th a t n e v e r yet h a s b o rn e upon an y w ave th e im ag e of a re tu rn in g sail. T he w orld is b e tte r for h is h aving lived, an d I w ould have w ritte n as tils e p ita p h , " J o h n C ongdon w as an h< n e st m a n ." C h an g e th e breed of y o u r sheep if you a re sa tisfie d th a t you a re going t;> b e tte r y o u rself. O th erw ise h ang io w h a t you have. D on’t in b red too fa r. G et som e new blood in to y o u r flock. Church N otices. T R O U TD A L E M E. — S ervices each S unday a t 11 a m . S unday school a t 10 a. m. C. C. Coop, p a sto r. P . M. N ash, S. S. S upt. G RESH AM B E T H E L B A P T IS T — S unday serv ices— S a b b ath school a t 10 a. m , p re a c h in g a t 11 a. m. an d 7 :3 0 p. m. P ra y e r m e etin g each W ednesday ev en in g a t 7 :3 0 p. m. F. M. B u rtc h , P asto r. BORING M. E .— P re a c h in g 11 a. m. each S u n d a y ; 8 p. m. a lte rn a te S undays. S u n d ay school 10 a m. E p w o rth L eag u e 7 p. m. in c h a rg e of H a rry B ickford. Rev. A. B. C alder, p asto r. F A IR V IE W P R E S B Y T E R IA N — Services every S unday m o rn in g at 11 o ’clock. S unday school m eets a t 10 in c h a rg e of Mrs. J. W. T ow n send. Y. P. S. C. E. d ev o tio n al m eeting a t 7 p. m. Rev. Thus. R obinson, p asto r. PL EA SA N T V ALLEY B A PT IST — S ervices firs t and th ird S unday each m o n th . Sunday school at 10 a. m. every S unday. Y. P. S. C. E. 7 p. in. Rev. J . M. N atio n , p asto r. laxlge N otices. F A IR V IE W U NITED A RTISA N S No. 178— F ir s t S a tu rd a y evening an d th ird S a tu rd a y ev ening is so cial ev ening. M aster, E. E. H eslin ; se c re ta ry , F . H . C rane. ROCKW OOD U N ITED A RTISA N S No. 206— M eets fo u rth S atu rd ay n ig h t. M aster, Mrs. R ich T e g a rt; se c re ta ry , H. H. Jo h n so n . ROCKW OOD I. O. O. F . No. 213 -— M eets In M accabee h all every T h u rsd a y ev ening. N. G., J. R. C a v a n a u g h ; se c re ta ry , J. H. S chram . Com e and see us before you go. Y ou ll need som e Heavy Cloth«..« for these cold mornings and evenings. Just received Advanced Shipment Sweaters Sweater Coals, $1 «< w Very Classy. Just the thing for your outing. Glad to show you. Shoes for And all Styles you could wish. W e are carrying a very com plete line of B row n S h oe C om pany s P eters Shoes. Both BEST in their class. Our Fall Stock is Here Over 1200 pairs have been received, opened and marked and are ready for for your inspection This year we are selling Men’s Fine Shoes at $2 and up Better shoes for $2 than others are selling for much more m oney. W e are selling the , Best $3 Shoe ever shown m Town W e can show you. CLOSING OUT ALL SUMMER SHOES for Men, W om en and Children, at 20 per cent off regular price. A nd we have som e stuff good for the summer outing at about 50 per cent off the regular price W e must close them out to make room for other goods. All Straw Hats at 25 per cent off. Ladies’ Waists at 20 per cent off. Shattuck & Lindsey DEALERS IN "GOODS OF Q U A LITY ” JOIN THE 1000 CLUB! Just a little Boost a n d T n e O utlook will have the list. N earing the m ark each day. Send in subscription for yourself or friend. GRESHAM FEED & CHOP MILL R a m s b y & O s w a ld , P r o p s . Good supply of mill ¿tuff, Feed, Bran, Shorts, etc. Try a can of Conkey’s Fly Killer or Lice Liquid. Grinding Done Every Day H ighest P rice P aid for O ats. K. O. T. M No. 61— M eets flrBt S a tu rd a y and th ird F rid a y n ig h ts. C om ., E d S p a th ; R. K ., W. Q uls- iu berry. F A IR V IE W G RA N G E— F ir s t S at u rd a y a t 10 a m. and th ird F r i day n ig h t, 8 p. m . M aster, C edric S to n e ; se c re ta ry , Roy Stone. ROCKW OOD GRA NG E — F irs t W ednesday a t 8 p. m. an d th ird S a tu rd a y a t 10 a. m. M aster, F. 11. C ra n e ; se c re ta ry , V iola L ovelace L O. T M C H A R IT Y H IV E No 38— M eets second and fo u rth T h u rs d ay a fte rn o o n s Com., Mrs. Jo h n B ro w n ; H. K., M rs Mary T u rn e r. Profits in Poultry Raising P L E A SA N T VALLEY GRANGE No. 348— M eets fo u rth S a tu rd a y a t P le a s a n t V alley h all. H. W. S n a sh a ll, m a s te r; E. B u tle r, secre ta r y ; J e n n ie K ro n e n b e rg , le c tu re r. T h e profits are there, and the profits are great; but to get them you musf apply rig h t methods. You eom w f learn from a book. R ule-of-thum b m ethod* take tim e and often end disastrously. T h e rig ht w &r Is to be guided by pou ltry experts who have already “ m ade g to d .” That is the kin d o f Instruction the I ntei national Correspond ence Kchools offer In th eir course o f 21 lessons In pou ltry raising. T V (burse rovers euer i,thtng on pou ltry r a ilin g , fro m rggt to pro/lla. I t doesn’t m atter how few or how m any birds you start w ith, thia is the only true way to do It , aud m ake It pay fro m the word “G o." T h e value o f this Course to you Is beyond M tl- mation. You soon get the price back. and m ort. In Increased profits, and the knowledge th a t w ill those profits com ing your way. S tart lo u l- try raising right, tills w ay. then there’ll be no fa U u rg —no h alfw ay aucceM—but the v^raUat success. For free deecrlpUve circular, w rite the G RESH AM G RA NG E No 270 m eets j th e second S a tu rd a y of each m onth L e c tu re h o u r from 2 to 3 is open ' to th e public II. E. D avis, m a s te r; Mrs. W. H. B achm eyer. se c re ta ry . — W OM EN O F W O OD CRA FT, No 202- M eets in Odd F ello w s hall second and f o u r th T u esd ay s 2 p m E m m a M anning, G. N .; H a ttie Wos- te ll, c lerk IWTUNAnOHAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS F . \V. SM ITH . ItepregcntAtftve, 233 A ld er S tre e t. P o rtla n d , Or. 1 w /v F A IR V IE W LODGE No *1, A F a A M Regu T r ib u te to J. C. C on gd on . la r m eetin g s S a tu rd a y u lg h t Jo h n C ongdon is dead. It is tr u e on o r before fu ll m oon. M a all m ust die. "A s th e long tr a in of sonic T em p le, T ro u td a le . ag es g lid e aw ay, th e sons of m en, A. FOX, Secretary th e y o u th in life 's g reen sp rin g , he M A. ROSS PO ST No. 41. G. A w ho goes in th e fu ll s tre n g th of y ears, m atro n an d m aid, th e gray II., an d W. R. C. No. 8, m eet th ird S a tu rd a y e ach m o n th at G ran g e hall h ead ed m an an d th e in n o cen t babe G resh am . D in n er to all w ho a t sh a ll one by one be g a h te re d to thy tend. Wm B u tle r, c o m m an d er Mrs side, by th o se w ho in th e ir tu r n sh al A nnie B ates, p re sid e n t. Mrs. H enry follow th e m ." How tr u e it is: th e K ane, se c re ta ry . long tr a in of th e dead th a t b ro th e r DAMASCUS CAM P. No. 7533, Jo h n h as follow ed to E v erg reen cem M. W. A. M eetings firs t an d th ird e tery m u st be ta k e n up by o th e rs S a tu rd a y ev en in g s each m o n th at w ho In th e ir tu r n m u st follow th em H axelw ood s h all. Geo. D allas, coun- D eath lev elsall. m a rs all p la n s; but s e lm a n ; H a rry R oach, c h ie f fo re ste r th e m em ory of a good m an lives MODERN WOODMAN O F A M ER w ith us fo r all tim e 1 hav e know n ICA. m eets In I O. O. F h a ll firs t Jo h n C ongdon fo r o v er 33 years. 1 an d th ird T u esd ay s of each m o n th . ad m ire d him fo r h is goodness, his V isiting m em b ers w elcom e. E m il O. lo v ab le tr a ita of c h a ra c te r, h it g en K ard ell. C lerk e ro u s and c h a rita b le d e e d s. w ho can fo rg et th e k in d ly h a n d , th e ch e e rin g w ord alw ay s given by Jo h n C ongdon w hen sick n ess an d d eath Invaded th e hom e H e had a p e c u lia r m eth o d of con d u c tin g his b u sin ess a ffa irs , but his w o rk w as w ell d o n e H e may have been e c cen tric, b u t he w as generous, he w as c h a rita b le In th o u g h t and G oing to th e C oast or M ou n tain s? G RESH A M R E B E K A H LODGE, No <51 — M eets in I. O. 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